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Shafter Press in Shafter, California

10 Nov 2004

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Shafter Press

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Shafter, California, United States of America

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Nov 10, 2004

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3

The History and Shift of Veterans Day Observance

A concise history traces Armistice Day to 1918 and the rise of Veterans Day. It covers the November 11 founding, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, federal holidays, state adoptions, and the 1971 shift to the fourth Monday in October, with later reversion to November 11 nationwide.

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Germany Wilson America Councils of the Nations Congress Arlington National Cemetery United States District of Columbia Mississippi South Dakota Louisiana Wisconsin Kentucky Arkansas Connecticut Georgia Maine South Carolina West Virginia California Florida Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire Oklahoma Oregon Utah Wyoming
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Making of In Flanders Fields Poem by John McCrae

The article recounts Major John McCrae 17 days at Ypres in 1915 as a surgeon witnessing death and the origin of the famous poem In Flanders Fields. It notes the death of Lieut Alexis Helmer, McCrae’s writing of 15 lines, and how the verse was initially rejected by The Spectator before Punch published it on December 8 1915.

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Flanders Fields McCrae Ypres Salient John McCrae Alexis Helmer Ottawa Helmer Canal de l’ Yser Ypres Europe Cyril Allinson Allinson England The Spectator London Punch
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Missing 22 year old man found in Lerdo Canal

The Kern County Sheriff's Department reports Jason Keith Gauthier, 22, of Bakersfield, was found by his family after he went missing on Oct. 26, 2004. Suspicious circumstances surround his death. His body was recovered from Lerdo Canal, about a quarter mile north of 7th Standard. Bakersfield Police and Sheriff's Department investigate, autopsy pending.

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